HeyJaredBeyond the Book with JoAnn Dickinson
Beyond the Book with JoAnn Dickinson is the podcast for children’s book authors, illustrators, and creatives who want to learn how to write, publish, and market children’s books. Hosted by award-winning children’s book author JoAnn M.
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Turning National Parks Into Magical Children’s Adventure Books | Kathy Arnold Cherry (opens the original)
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What happens when a love of national parks, wildlife, and nature becomes the inspiration for an imaginary world of adventure and magic? In this episode of Beyond the Book with JoAnn Dickinson , I’m joined by award-winning children’s author Kathy Arnold Cherry , creator of the Erutuf National Park children’s book series. Kathy shares how her own experiences visiting national parks inspired her to create Erutuf—an imaginary national park where siblings Reese and Dean encounter talking animals, sol
How Grief & Faith Inspired Unshaken | Author Janie Nichols’ Story (opens the original)
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Sometimes the books that mean the most begin in places we never expected.In this heartfelt episode of Beyond the Book with JoAnn Dickinson, I sit down with first-time author Janie Nichols to talk about the deeply personal story behind her new book, Unshaken: 365 Days of Hope, Faith, and Eternity.After walking alongside her beloved husband, George, during his battle with ALS, Janie turned to something she had done for much of her life—journaling. During those difficult months, she recorded their
How to Write Children’s Books Kids Want to Read Again & Again | Kelly Riera (opens the original)
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What makes kids want to read a children’s book again and again? In this episode of Beyond the Book with JoAnn Dickinson , I’m joined by children’s author Kelly Riera , creator of the What They Love series and founder of Bright Voyage Books. Kelly shares the story behind What Trucks Love to Do: Wreck and Build Construction Crew and her newly released What Trucks Love to Do Too: Help and Serve Crew . We talk about writing rhyme and meter, creating memorable characters, working closely with an illu
Speech Therapist to Children’s Book Author | The Story Behind "Never Trust a Wobbly Broom" (opens the original)
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What happens when someone who has spent her career helping others find their voice decides to use her own voice to create stories for children?In this episode, I’m joined by debut children’s author, speech-language pathologist, and Yellow Rocket Press founder E.M. Wynne, author of Never Trust a Wobbly Broom.E.M. shares how writing first became a creative outlet in childhood, why she returned to storytelling years later, and how her professional background in speech and language shaped the rhythm
The Superpowers Every Child Already Has: Building Emotional Intelligence Through A Children's Book (opens the original)
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, What if a child’s greatest superpowers weren’t flying or becoming invisible—but empathy, resilience, mindfulness, and logical thinking? In this episode of Beyond the Book , I’m joined by children’s book authors and school counselors Ashley Zomalt and Kacy Brubaker , creators of Captain Emotions and the SuperPower Pack , the first book in the We All Have SuperPowers series. Ashley and Kacy share how their years of working with children inspired them to transform important social-emotional skill
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